heat wave
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Scientists say this marine heat wave has caused seawater levels to rise 1.25 to 1.8 feet higher than they would just from the movement of the moon, Earth and sun.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
Ocean temperatures have been affected not only by human-caused climate change, but also an El Niño-fueled Kelvin wave and a months-old marine heat wave unrelated to El Niño.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
The new findings suggest another possibility: helping bleached corals recover quickly enough to survive the dangerous period following a marine heat wave.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026
I learned my lesson after a heat wave in Davis, Calif.: A power surge from an exploding transformer fried the circuit board of my refrigerator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Philadelphia was in the midst of a heat wave, which made the children who were supposed to watch the show restless and inattentive.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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